Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 14

"Tank Americaine" Cartier, "Tank Americaine - Chronograph", Ref. 1730. Made in the 1990s. Fine, rectangular curved, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's quartz wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 8 screws, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, curved sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature on the X, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers and the days of the month. Blued steel ?épée? hands. M. Cal. 212, Chronoreflex movement with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 45 mm. Thickness: 7 mm.